Kanca Ventures

Kanca Ventures is a single-family office and venture capital firm based in New York and Istanbul, founded in 2020. The firm is backed by the second and third generation family business leaders of Kanca Forging, a leading automotive parts supplier established in 1965 by Abdullah Kanca, a prominent entrepreneur and philanthropist. The family office leverages its deep industrial heritage and entrepreneurial legacy to support the next generation of transformative startups.

Kanca Ventures focuses on pre-seed and seed stage investments in the US-Turkey corridor, deploying capital through convertible debt and equity structures. The firm targets startups across deep tech, SaaS, consumer technology, efficient supply chains and manufacturing systems, alternative materials, sustainable food systems, cleantech, and economic empowerment sectors. This investment thesis reflects both the family's industrial manufacturing roots and a forward-looking commitment to sustainability and technology-driven innovation.

With 12 investments to date, Kanca Ventures takes a hands-on approach to portfolio support, offering founders access to industry expertise, operational networks, and strategic guidance. The firm works alongside co-investors to maximize value creation for its portfolio companies, combining the patient capital of a family office with the strategic engagement of an active venture investor. Their unique positioning at the intersection of the US and Turkish markets provides portfolio companies with cross-border opportunities and connections.